The Basics
• Score: #11 Maryland-9, #20 Johns Hopkins-8
• Records: JHU (4-5, 4-5 B1G) • UM (7-4, 7-4 B1G)
• Location: College Park, MD • Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex
• The Short Story:  Grace Griffin scored with 39.3 seconds remaining in a rain-soaked affair to lift host and 11^th-ranked Maryland to a 9-8 win over 20^th-ranked Johns Hopkins Wednesday afternoon.

 How it Happened
• Brindi Griffin halted a four-goal Hopkins' run when she scored on a low-to-low shot from six yards out. That tied the game at eight with 2:48 to play. After trading empty possessions, Griffin dodged from the sideline off a restart and scored on a left-handed sidearm shot from the top of the fan to give the Terps their first lead since the 14:29-mark.
• Hopkins opened the scoring at 21:44 when Shelby Harrison found a cutting Lexi Souder, who dropped her stick and beat Emily Sterling from the doorstep. Just over four minutes later, Maggie Schneidereith slipped a pass to Aurora Cordingley cutting through the middle and she hitched once then scored.
• Maryland answered with three straight goals over a 12 minute span and took a 3-2 lead on Brindi Griffin's first goal of the game. Schneidereith answered for the Blue Jays with a high-to-low shot from the right alley to knot the score at three with 3:07 to play in the half.
• Brindi Griffin put the Terps back on top at the break when she scored on a low shot off the dodge. Hannah Leubecker then opened the second-half scoring with a shot from in-tight to put Maryland up 5-3 just 24 seconds in.
• Heldberg cut the deficit in half when she dodged to the cage and slipped a shot over the top of Sterling. Catie May and Brindi Griffin answered however with a pair of goals just 75 seconds apart to stake Maryland to a 7-4 lead with 26:04 to play.
• Cordingley converted a free position goal at 24:36 to spark that four-goal run that spanned more than 17 minutes as the Blue Jays retook the lead. Harrison followed with a one-timer off the Heldberg feed and the deficit was one. Cordingley then scored back-to-back goals to put Hopkins on top 8-7 with 7:27 to go. Her third goal of the afternoon came after taking charge on the Terps' clear and then scoring on the ensuing free position shot. She then scored on the back-door cut with just one second remaining on the shot clock. Brindi Griffin would then spark the come-back for Maryland with her goal at 2:48. It was the Terps' first goal in more than 23 minutes.

What it Means
• Hopkins falls to 0-21 all-time against Maryland in the second straight one-goal game between the two.
• The Blue Jays remain in third place in the league standings heading into Sunday's game at Penn State.
 
Inside the Box Score
• Cordingley continued her hot streak and finished with four goals, two ground balls, two draws and two caused turnovers. She extended her point-scoring streak to 38 games. Heldberg finished with a goal and two assists and is now tied for 10^th in school Division I history with 51 career assists. She is also tied for 20^th with 89 career goals.
• Schneidereith (1g, 1a) and Harrison (1g, 1a) also had multi-point games for the Blue Jays. Trinity McPherson anchored the defense with three caused turnovers and three ground balls. She also held Leubecker, the Terps' leading scoring, to just one goal on the day. Annika Meyer, Madison McPherson and Haley Reitz all had two takeaways each. Kathleen Garvey made seven saves and is now ninth in school DI history with 150 career saves.
• Brindi Griffin led Maryland with four goals while Grace Griffin was the only other Terp with multiple points (2g, 1a). Lizzie Colson and Laurie Bracey had four caused turnovers apiece and Sterling made 10 saves for the defense.
 
 Up Next
• Hopkins returns to action on Sunday, April 18 as the Blue Jays travel to State College, PA to take on 13^th-ranked Penn State. Opening draw at Panzer Stadium is slated for 1:00 pm.